Brown v. Davis
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from tb.e Circuit Court of tLe United States for the Eastern District of Texas. This was a suit by J. G-ordon Brown against Cornelius Davis and others to restrain enforcement of a deed of trust and for cancellation thereof. The circuit court dismissed the bill. Complainant ap-pealéd.
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Appeal from tb.e Circuit Court of tLe United States for the Eastern District of Texas. This was a suit by J. G-ordon Brown against Cornelius Davis and others to restrain enforcement of a deed of trust and for cancellation thereof. The circuit court dismissed the bill. Complainant ap-pealéd. This suit was commenced in the circuit court of the United States in and' for the eastern district of Texas, April 0, 1891, by the filing of a bill by the appellant, J. Gordon Brown, which bill alleged that J. Gordon Brown is a citizen of the kingdom of Great Britain, and that Cornelius Davis, Adelaide…
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, Circuit Judge
(after slating tli,e fads). The complainant's original bill, and .the answer thereto of Harris Master-son, ought to hate been referred to a master, to be purged of scandal and impertinence, at the cost of the respective parties. In the 1‘ecord we find no note of evidence by either party, but we do find, in no particular order, ex parte affidavits, documents, depositions, and'evidence taken orally before the examiner; and we also find the following certificate:
“In the Dinted States Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Texas, at Galveston, Texas.
“Gli. No. 242. J. Gordon Brown v. Cornelius…
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